Are you getting enough sleep? Do you find it difficult to fall asleep? Keep waking up? The National Sleep Foundation recommends 7-9 hours of sleep per night for adults, and more for infants, children and teenagers to enable their growth…
Having problems focusing? Need to concentrate? Have a deadline coming up for a task or project? Kids can’t settle down long enough to do their homework? Well essential oils could be the solution you’re looking for. Almost everyone has heard that…
Since man has existed, he has depended on Nature to prevent and treat diseases and other ailments, in addition to meeting the needs of the skin and hair. The beginning of plant use for therapeutic use was instinctive, a case…
The first Christmas gifts What could be more synonymous with Christmas than frankincense and myrrh? We’ve all heard the story of the Three Wise Men or Magi following a star and travelling for days to present their precious offerings of…
Diabetes is now a global crisis, with approximately 422 million people diagnosed worldwide, and that figure is expected to escalate to over 642 million by 2040. The figure has been steadily increasing over the past few decades, and 1.6 million…
Smiling is contagious. Science has demonstrated multiple times that seeing someone else smile triggers an automatic response. A smile, whether genuine or false, triggers certain facial muscles which tells the brain that you’re happy and boosts the mood as it activates…
So, if you are anything like me, your hair and skin has just about survived summer! Skin looking tired and dull, lines and wrinkles more apparent, and skin less hydrated in general. Hair dull, dry, frizzy and starting to become…
Skin cells are constantly renewing, including on the scalp. New cells are formed under the skin, at the top the old cells are released in the form of small flakes. In normal skin, these flakes are small and (almost) invisible. Eczema…
At some stage of their life, everyone will experience some pain or discomfort in the joints or muscles, whether due to everyday factors, such as over-exertion or bending wrongly, due to an accident, or illness such as the flu, or…
Pumpkin Seed Oil, also known as “Green Gold” due to its dark green colour, although it can also be a rich amber/red, is extracted from Cucurbita Pepo, an annual plant with creeping tendencies and climbing shoots. Often the oil appears…
